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the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. he says it's not like you can pick up the phone and call 911. mike emanuel is on the hill. set the stage for us on this hearing. >> reporter: it's designed to address the concerns of south carolina senator lindsey graham who threatened to hold up the confirmation for chuck hagel, his successor. so what did the president know about the benghazi attack september 11, when did he know about it and what did he do about it? sources i talked to say panetta and others are carrying out the orders of the commander-in-chief. so what were they and how were they handled. expect fireworks. rick: later on this afternoon the president's nominee the head of the cia takes center stage. >> reporter: expect john brenner to get plenty of questions about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during this time at cia. he left there in 2005. at the white house they are emphasizing brennan's experience. >> mr. brennan brings, i think, not on a vast amount of experienc
the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. he says it's not like you can pick up the phone and call 911. mike emanuel is on the hill. set the stage for us on this hearing. >> reporter: it's designed to address the concerns of south carolina senator lindsey graham who threatened to hold up the confirmation for chuck hagel, his successor. so what did the president know about the benghazi attack september 11, when did he know about it and what did he do about it? sources i talked to say...
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here is one of chris kyle's comrades, a retired u.s. army ranger who was on fox and friends. >> a lot of people are asking why are you taking people who are drugging out shooting. shooting is a familiar skill set. it's like taking a basketball player out to shoot hoops. shooting can be healing and chris used that well to his advantage to help people. >> reporter: kyle is survived by his wife and two children, martha. gregg: chris kyle joined the navy seals in 1999. his 160 confirmed kills is the most in military history. kyle once hit a target from 21 football field away. he received two silver stars, five bronze medals for valor while serving his country. martha: the suspect is said to have suffered from ptsd, post traumatic stress syndrome. it's estimated 26% of the veterans from the vac and afghanistan wars may have ptsd. from '04 to '09, 25% of vets treated by the va have had some form of what is described as post traumatic stress syndrome. gregg: the debate over reducing gun violence is topping the agenda. the u.s. that will meet t
here is one of chris kyle's comrades, a retired u.s. army ranger who was on fox and friends. >> a lot of people are asking why are you taking people who are drugging out shooting. shooting is a familiar skill set. it's like taking a basketball player out to shoot hoops. shooting can be healing and chris used that well to his advantage to help people. >> reporter: kyle is survived by his wife and two children, martha. gregg: chris kyle joined the navy seals in 1999. his 160 confirmed...
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the u.s. already provided the syrian people with more than $400 million with aid. until now no u.s. dollars have gone directly to aid the rebel fighters. that seems to be changing now. bill: a house hearing underway on the obama administration's proposed waivers for work requirements for those receiving welfare. now such a waiver has not been granted since the welfare to work requirements became law in 1996 and some lawmakers concerned if such waivers are approved it could result in more government dependence. doug mckelway is looking into that live in washington. doug, good morning. >> reporter: morning to you, bill. the question of why this work requirement changed in the first place is something that the house ways and means committee wants answers. senator orrin hatch, one of today's first witnesses, wants it answered too. he told the committee he wrote the white house to ask the very question last year and has not yet received an answer. the work requirement has been part of welfare reform since reform was firsted passed by the republican controlled congress during the clinton
the u.s. already provided the syrian people with more than $400 million with aid. until now no u.s. dollars have gone directly to aid the rebel fighters. that seems to be changing now. bill: a house hearing underway on the obama administration's proposed waivers for work requirements for those receiving welfare. now such a waiver has not been granted since the welfare to work requirements became law in 1996 and some lawmakers concerned if such waivers are approved it could result in more...
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it asks whether or not the u.s., if you think the, the respond dend if they think the u.s. has a spending problem? basically said president obama reportedly told john boehner that no, it does not, we do not have a spending problem. at least that is according to john boehner. so 83% of the problem say, yes we do have a spending problem. only 14% say, no, we don't. mary katherine, any surprise? >> i'm not surprised. the president is fond of saying that the american people are with him on any given issue he happens to be working on. in this case they're not with him. 83% believe there's a spending problem. i think that is the case. we would not be lurching from cries sis to crisis as democrats in the senate are law fully required to do would write a budget they haven't done in last three years. maybe they will. we'll see. look at leadership in washington. he is the top. he says washington can fix your problems. get on it. alisyn: julie, what do you think?. >> if you were king like you guys to pretend. >> he likes to kill americans. >> we can get in drone strikes lay utter. i d
it asks whether or not the u.s., if you think the, the respond dend if they think the u.s. has a spending problem? basically said president obama reportedly told john boehner that no, it does not, we do not have a spending problem. at least that is according to john boehner. so 83% of the problem say, yes we do have a spending problem. only 14% say, no, we don't. mary katherine, any surprise? >> i'm not surprised. the president is fond of saying that the american people are with him on...
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bill: there is a new effort to save the u.s. post office. right now a senate panel holding a meeting to address the agency's fiscal crisis. it is billions of dollars in the hole. national correspondent steve centanni is on that in washington. what solutions will we hear today do we believe, steve? >> the post office, bill would like to get out from under a 2006 law passed by congress that requires a $5 billion annual payment for future health benefits for retire aoefplts postal officials say that will go a long way toward building financial solvency for an agency that last year lost $16 billion and last week announced plans to stop delivering first class letters on saturdays, although package delivery would continue. that move to cut saturday differ rewas controversial because it's unclear whether congressional approval would be required first. congressman darrell issa was a witness this morning an supported the move, listen. >> i believe the postmaster is correct that he has the authority, consistent with the law in that he is maintaining a
bill: there is a new effort to save the u.s. post office. right now a senate panel holding a meeting to address the agency's fiscal crisis. it is billions of dollars in the hole. national correspondent steve centanni is on that in washington. what solutions will we hear today do we believe, steve? >> the post office, bill would like to get out from under a 2006 law passed by congress that requires a $5 billion annual payment for future health benefits for retire aoefplts postal officials...
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a former u.s. comptroller and important voice in economic circles says the day of reckoning is here anyway. take a look. more than $1.1 trillion added in the past year. about $3.1 billion in a day. $3.1 billion every day, folks. how sobering are these numbers? america's national debt is larger than the combined economic output of china and japan. our nearest economic competitors, thank you about that, for a moment. stephen moore, joins me now, senior economic writer for "the wall street journal" we talk about this a lot but there's, sort of a new realization i guess that this is sinking in a very big way with the american people. that the day of reckoning with this debt is upon us. >> well, i hope you're right about that, martha. i was thinking when i first came to washington which was about 25 years ago the national debt was 1 or $2 trillion. now we're at $16 trillion. i'm almost aghast how much our nation has fallered. you're right, we're over the last five years we've been borrowing over a trill
a former u.s. comptroller and important voice in economic circles says the day of reckoning is here anyway. take a look. more than $1.1 trillion added in the past year. about $3.1 billion in a day. $3.1 billion every day, folks. how sobering are these numbers? america's national debt is larger than the combined economic output of china and japan. our nearest economic competitors, thank you about that, for a moment. stephen moore, joins me now, senior economic writer for "the wall street...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. martha: we have continuing coverage of the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict 16 announced he will step down at the end of this month saying he no longer has the strength for the job. his last trip overseas was a 3-day visit to lebanon last september. his first trip to lebanon since pope john paul went there. it's a country that's 30% christian. so many questions as to why, having watched john paul ii this hope made a very different decision. we'll talk about that. bill: the pentagon facing sweeping budget cuts which lefers secretary leon panetta would be a threat to our security. >> i don't want to see taxes increased but i would like to see the president call the leaders over to the white house and say, look, we have got to solve this problem. outgoing secretary of defense, leon panetta, is one of the most widely respected persons in washington, d.c. he's saying this will devastate tour security. republicans and democrats are responsible for this new cliff. and i'll tak
the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. martha: we have continuing coverage of the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict 16 announced he will step down at the end of this month saying he no longer has the strength for the job. his last trip overseas was a 3-day visit to lebanon last september. his first trip to lebanon since pope john paul went there. it's a country that's 30% christian. so many questions as to why, having watched john paul ii this hope made a very different...